Rock legend Kurt Cobain described rock and roll, “If it's illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail!” ("Kurt Cobain Quote." BrainyQuote. Xplore. Web. 14 Apr. 2016.) In the early of July in 1954 The King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley, started his music career. Elvis Presley was an revolutionist that rebelled against the status quo and changed music to what it is today. With his sui generis singing voice, his effort on racism, and influence that affected other artists, including blues, jazz and country artists he changed the way music was heard for all of time.
Elvis Presley’s vocal range was described as “all at once a tenor, a baritone and a bass, the most unusual voice I've ever heard” ("Impressive Vocal Ranges of 6 Rock Singers." Audio and Sound. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.) To give people an example of these vocal ranges a famous tenor would be Ozzy Osbourne, a famous baritone would be Axl rose (Guns and Roses) and a famous bass would be David Bowie. His vocal range was unique in its own way but, his vocal range wasn’t the only unique part of his singing voice. Elvis Presley unlike most artists was able to sing …show more content…
The prison band was there and they began to wail... Let's rock, everybody, let's rock...Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!” (""Jailhouse Rock" Lyrics." ELVIS PRESLEY LYRICS. Web. 19 Apr. 2016.) Elvis Presley changed the way rock and roll was viewed. He showed that it was a music genre of equality, a genre that had a boggy woggy groove to it, a genre that anyone could sing. Elvis exposed white teens and adults to “black culture”, he exposed them to blues, gospels, and soul. He showed that whites were not the only singers, that “blacks” could sing just as good or even better than a “white boy”. The boggy woggy groove was shown in the way Elvis would dance from the pelvic thrust, to his signature move the “pole dance” in jailhouse rock. He showed a new unique way of dancing that would make the girls go
Elvis Presley’s vocal range was described as “all at once a tenor, a baritone and a bass, the most unusual voice I've ever heard” ("Impressive Vocal Ranges of 6 Rock Singers." Audio and Sound. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.) To give people an example of these vocal ranges a famous tenor would be Ozzy Osbourne, a famous baritone would be Axl rose (Guns and Roses) and a famous bass would be David Bowie. His vocal range was unique in its own way but, his vocal range wasn’t the only unique part of his singing voice. Elvis Presley unlike most artists was able to sing …show more content…
The prison band was there and they began to wail... Let's rock, everybody, let's rock...Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!” (""Jailhouse Rock" Lyrics." ELVIS PRESLEY LYRICS. Web. 19 Apr. 2016.) Elvis Presley changed the way rock and roll was viewed. He showed that it was a music genre of equality, a genre that had a boggy woggy groove to it, a genre that anyone could sing. Elvis exposed white teens and adults to “black culture”, he exposed them to blues, gospels, and soul. He showed that whites were not the only singers, that “blacks” could sing just as good or even better than a “white boy”. The boggy woggy groove was shown in the way Elvis would dance from the pelvic thrust, to his signature move the “pole dance” in jailhouse rock. He showed a new unique way of dancing that would make the girls go